(共40张PPT)
Lesson 43
Over the South Pole
New words
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Text
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Grammar
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目录
NEW WORDS
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serious
seem
crash
pole
explorer
sack
aircraft
plain
endless
clear
point
lie
flight
Guess the word.
1. large tract of level open land
2. an instance of traveling by air
3. a serious accident (usually involving one or
more vehicles)
4. tiresomely long; seemingly without end
5. someone who travels into little known regions
(especially for some scientific purpose)
plain
flight
crash
endless
explorer
TEXT
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Let's look at the picture
1. What can you see
2. What are they doing
Listen and answer:
1. When did Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole.
2. What did he order his men to do
3. Did the plane fly over the mountains
TEXT
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Over the South Pole
pole n.(地球的)极; 磁极,电极;杆,棒
北极星
南极
北极
the positive / negative pole
a flag pole
the South Pole
the North Pole
Pole Star (North Star)
1. In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
explorer n. 探险家, 探测者
v. explore 探险, 探测, 探究
to explore the possibilities
to explore the universe
n. exploration [ekspl 're ( )n]
(科研相关)探险,探求,开发
2. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
lie
① vi. 处于,位于(+地点);躺,(平)卧
lie- lay-lain
② vt. 撒谎
lie- lied – lied
tell a lie 撒谎
You lied. = You lied to me.
You, liar!
③ n.谎言
lay- laid- laid
① vt. 放,放置
② vt. 下蛋, 产卵
lay an egg
3. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.
point n. ①地点,位置;②(特定)时刻;
③要点,论点; ④(比赛等的)分数
eg. 这是他事业的转折点。
It was a turning point in his career.
不要拐弯抹角, 说重点!
Don’t beat around the bush. Get to your point.
seem v. 似乎,看起来
① seem + adj.
② seem to do
③ it seems that… 看起来似乎…
④ seem like 看起来像
for example:
1. You seem happy.
2. Some people seem to do it as a hobby.
3. It seems that she is afraid of cats.
4. You seem like you have a nice family.
crash v. 坠毁(从上向下掉);n. 冲突, 撞击声,
空难
车祸
Translation:
eg. 所有的乘客都在这次飞机坠毁中丧生了.
All the passengers were killed in the plane crash.
air crash
car crash
4. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.
The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
sack n. 袋子,大包;(前与the连用)开除,解雇
eg. 1. The potatoes were put into sacks.
2. I’ll get the sack if I arrive at the office late.
get the sack
give sb. the sack
被解雇
解雇某人
clear v. ① (凌空、不接触地)越过, 跳过,没有接触面的飞跃; ② 除去,拿走
for example:
1. The horse easily cleared every fence.
2. It’s not a easy job to clear the snow after a storm.
3. I’m going to clear the plate away, then the children can use the table to do their homework.
clear up
打扫, 清理; (天气)放晴; 澄清,消除
eg. 1. clear up the room
2. clear up a misunderstanding
3. It will clear up soon.
5. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.
6. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
aircraft
plane, airplane, aeroplane
bomber
fighter
helicopter
轰炸机
战斗机
直升飞机
plain n. 平原
adj. 清楚的,简单的,朴素的
for example:
He made it plain that he did not like me.
Listen and Answer
When did the American explorer, R.E. Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole
Did he take a lot of photographs during the flight or not
What trouble did they run into
How did they deal with that
How far away was the South Pole when they cleared the mountain
Translation
exercise!
我要拍很多关于火车的照片。
I will take a great many photographs of trains.
她似乎有点不漂亮。
she seems not beautiful.
登山队员马上就能越过山头。
The climbers will be able toget over the mountains.
他曾一度下决心要当个画家。
At one point, he made up his mind to become a painter.
只有好好复习,我们才能通过这场考试。
We can only pass the exam if we have a good review.
GRAMMAR
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Key Structure
Exercise B on P196
A.
提出委婉请求注意:could不表示时态
B.
表示能力、可能
can/could ,只用于现在式和过去式
be able to可以用于各种时态。
C.
表示成功地做了某事时,只能用was/were able to,不能用could.
起先,最初
立刻,马上
在家
现在
在学校(上学)
最后
不管怎样,无论如何
本质上,实际上,从内心
至少
有时
困惑,不知所措
Special Difficulties
at first
at once
at home
at present
at school
at last
at any rate
at heart
at least
at times
at a loss
1.-- Ann is really _______.
-- Yes, she seldom laughs and never tells jokes in the office.
A. hard working B. kind
C. funny D. serious
2.He was ashamed that he had ______.
lie B. lay C. lain D. lied
3.He missed the whole _____ of my speech.
A. opinion B. points C. point D. center
4.Well, funny things ______ to be happening.
A. seem B. see C. as if D. like
5.I ____ pick you up on the short wave radio.
A. able to B. manages to C. am able to D. succeed in
6.The price index increased ____ 10%.
A. for B. in C. by D. at
7.Will you _____ come to the party
A. able to B. be able to C. able D. can